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24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
By Mark Kellner
March 6, 2007
It's taken 25 years or thereabouts from the arrival of my first computer, a Sanyo MBC-1000, but I believe my search for the "perfect" desktop one is over.
The device sports a massive 24-inch liquid crystal display, big enough to make watching a video of the NBC-TV series "Law & Order" enjoyable.
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07-03-2007, 09:11 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
this arrived in our office today, lets see how it is, but in looks it is mind blowing, awesome 
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07-03-2007, 09:20 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
It is designed by Jonathan Ive, after all. 
How much did it cost? Is it the 24-incher?
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07-03-2007, 09:24 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
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How much did it cost? Is it the 24-incher?
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by the looks of it its certanly is, i mean its huge, n abt the cost no clue jus came today
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08-03-2007, 12:28 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
from the post, it is about $2500+ thats means Rs 1,40,000 in INR including taxes etc
The only thing good, it's a all in one device. Bad...like all apple products it costs a bomb
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08-03-2007, 01:13 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
LOL! 
Yeah, direct conversion is the best way to calculate the price!
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08-03-2007, 05:41 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
2500 is too much for a 24' why dont buy a plasma/dlp TV or a HD projector?!?
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08-03-2007, 05:46 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
This is a tribute to the quality of Apple's design, even though it is wholly unintentional.
That is the whole computer, mate - not just the display. It has, of course, the screen but also has the CPU, motherboard, the speakers, microphone, DVD drive, the works. Only thing you need to do is plug the wire (a single one) into an outlet and press the power button to get started with it.
Sounds amazing! You bet it is.
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08-03-2007, 11:19 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
iMac 24" is just 1.20 lakh and the 17" one starts from 62,900.
http://www.asia.apple.com/store/indi...Store_iMac.htm
My next comp is the 24" one
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09-03-2007, 06:55 AM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
Hell very costly better I will go for Sony or any other Monitors
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09-03-2007, 07:42 AM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
That is a whole computer, mate. Including the camera, DVD drive, microphone and speakers. The keyboard and mouse are also bundled with it, and very beautiful ones.
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And you can get it much cheaper than that. The price of my MacBook Pro is listed as Rs. 1,56,800 and I purchased it from an authorised Apple reseller at Rs. 1,47,000. That is a difference of ten thousand bucks.
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09-03-2007, 09:45 AM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
@aryayush - one silly doubt - can we watch TV on this machine??, I could not get to know form the specifications!
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09-03-2007, 11:25 AM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
You can either watch internet TV or connect an external TV tuner card. No internal TV tuner though.
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Mac-tastic for two years and counting (508 )
It’s just over 2 years since I abandoned my old beige box and upgraded my life to an iMac. I’m still very glad I did; a day doesn’t go by that I don’t congratulate myself for my bold decision to switch.
I’m serious. My iMac has brought me more joy and pleasure than any other device I’ve ever owned. It is such an elegant machine, so simple and clean in design, yet at the same time a complex, multi-functional computing device, capable of a myriad of functions, each performed flawlessly.
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Read more...
Just compare the number of positive ( ∞) and negative ( Ø) reviews Apple's products get.
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09-03-2007, 01:00 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
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And you can get it much cheaper than that. The price of my MacBook Pro is listed as Rs. 1,56,800 and I purchased it from an authorised Apple reseller at Rs. 1,47,000. That is a difference of ten thousand bucks
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1.47 Lakh for a laptop, f*** man what does your father do
No wonder PC Laptops always look better, same config as yours at Under 1 Lakh easily
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09-03-2007, 01:25 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
I had compared it when I had bought it. There weren't many other laptops that had as high-end a configuration as mine. And those that were had a very similar price, barring HP which had the dv8000 laptop and it was cheaper than the MBP. But it was not available in India (thank God!). Sony had a laptop that had the same configuration but was retailing for Rs. 1,90,000.
I had not idea about Apple back then and still, it was the best option available in the market. And then I went to see the demo. After that, of course, there was absolutely no chance of using Windows again.
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09-03-2007, 02:30 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
In that case your ignorence is bliss.....thats why u became a macboy now
We PC users use our hard earned money, so we know where to look & what to look for as the best deal
(Personal rant)
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09-03-2007, 07:57 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
Such a large piece of equipment and no Internal TV Tuner Card.....very bad.
By the way USB based Tuners are always there, aren't they!!
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09-03-2007, 08:02 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
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Such a large piece of equipment and no Internal TV Tuner Card.....very bad.
By the way USB based Tuners are always there, aren't they!!
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There are many things it is missing gautam. & yeah USB TV Tuners are there but make sure they are mac compatible. Most of the USB TV Tuners do not support recording
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09-03-2007, 09:39 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
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Such a large piece of equipment and no Internal TV Tuner Card.....very bad.
By the way USB based Tuners are always there, aren't they!!
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Yeah, I know. Apple, for some strange reason, has a problem with some devices that are in widespread use. TV tuners are one example, memory card readers are another. 
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09-03-2007, 09:41 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
For some reasons very few tv tuners exist for Macs. I doubt availability of them in India. Andy and I tried the Pinnacle PCTV USB 2.0 on his mac mini and it didn't work. There are no drivers provided by Pinnacle and tiger didn't have anything built in for it either. Since the iMac doesn;t have a standard lcd display, you cannot use the set top based TV tuners on it either.
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09-03-2007, 11:59 PM
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
Apple Cinema Displayes & these iMacs should have TV input such as S Video etc inbuilt. You know like those LCD TVs which act as LCD Monitor for computer and also standalone TVs
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
So what is the alternative, should one want a TV cum PC(MAC) for the Drawing Room?
I had seen a Hitachi one some time back...but that was way to expensive @ Rs. 2.5 lakh. Better buy a pc buy a large screen and add together?.......
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So what is the alternative, should one want a TV cum PC(MAC) for the Drawing Room?
I had seen a Hitachi one some time back...but that was way to expensive @ Rs. 2.5 lakh. Better buy a pc buy a large screen and add together?.......
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There is none, either buy a Mac compatible TV Tuner (good luck for finding one in India) or don't watch TV on Mac or switch to Internet TV (with a high bandwidth connection)
& No, Apple TV is not a TV Tuner card or set top Box, I don't think that you can connect the coaxil connection of cable TV or that of a DTH system to Apple TV & stream back to your computer. It works the other way arround, streams stuff from your computer to TV.
The 2nd option is indeed good. In 1.2 lakh for which you buy the iMac Core duo, you can buy a Solid PC with same specs & a Big LCD monitor ( or LCD TV), along with a TV Tuner card from one of many available vendors. You can add whatever you like to it too, still the price will be less then 1.2 Lakh.
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Re: 24-inch IMac is nearly perfect
Yeah, sure why not! Maybe they can bundle in a Corvette as well - might not exceed 1.2 lac even then.
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Yeah, sure why not! Maybe they can bundle in a Corvette as well - might not exceed 1.2 lac even then.
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Do i hear desparation due to getting pwned again , Macs don't even have (proper) TV support...lolz. , so much for entertainment device.
Escapelabs, a subsidary of Hauppauge sales some Mac TV Tuner cards, all USB based, but none for Intel Mac.
Hauppauge WinTV 2 PVR with some hacked drivers can also work with Mac. But remember, you are on your own in finding a compatible driver (for intel mac) & a compatible playback application.
Also there is Elgato EyeTV (phew....they just missed a lawsuit from apple ). The only proper TV Tuner for Mac, but again, weather it can work with Analog signals as we have in India via Cable TV or weather it is available in India at all is again...questionable.
I won't say how much I m enjoying Mac support from hardware vendors
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